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Movement And Rhythm In Modern Art

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners gather around the three selected paintings. The teacher guide students in looking at different elements of the paintings and help learners make the connections between the visual art and movement skills.
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Note Identification – Grade 1

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this musical note identification worksheet, students examine 8 musical notes and then respond to 4 questions that require them to identify notes and notes in common time.
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Giants of American Music and Quarter Notes

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this music worksheet, students are asked to "name a Giant among Musical Monsters." Students also draw quarter notes in the space provided.
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Watch Your Conductor Like a Hawk

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars focus their eyes on the conductor in music class. The teacher uses a music sheet to isolate the musical elements of tempo, balance, and blend.
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Low Brass: Tibet, Switzerland and Haiti

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify sounds played on instruments from around the world. For this music lesson, students listen to music played on various low brass instruments from Tibet, Switzerland and Haiti to determine the differences in pitch...
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Metallic Sounds

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars differentiate between metallic and non-metallic sounds. In this music lesson plan, students listen to the audio clip of "March" and march in time with the music. Young scholars identify the metallic sounds in the music...
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Celebration and Satire- Beginning Level

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine art elements in a late-19th-century self-portrait painting. In this visual arts instructional activity, students analyze the painting "A Centennial of Independence" and identify the color, shape, and symbols in the art...
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Que Llueva! It's Raining, It's Pouring!

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students learn to sing a song in another language.  In this music instructional activity, students learn a song about rain in English and Spanish.  Students listen to the song Que Llueva in Spanish and It's Raining, It's...
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Moving and Grooving with Tempo:

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are able to repeat various movements. They are able to state the definition of tempo. Students are able to distinguish between a slow temps and a fast tempo. They form a circle and play the music detective game.
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Going Up and Down

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to and compare music to gain understanding of melodic direction in song, discuss types of movement in song, sing song while moving to it, and create movements that show pitches of melody moving upward, downward, or...
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Rock the Rocky Road

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders keep a steady beat, pay attention to tempo and watch the conductor.
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GHOSTBUSTERS DANCE

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students demonstrate the concepts of time through movement, beat, and rhythm.
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Music In Your Neighborhood - Lesson 6

For Teachers K - 4th
Students demonstrate an awareness of music as part of daily life. They recognize that music is found throughout their neighborhood and see that music is found in neighborhoods of other cultures.
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Instruments In Action

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students read and demonstrate eight measures of four beats. In this music reading lesson, students read and demonstrate through movement their mastery of eight measures of four beats. Students also classify instruments.
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Joe Trio

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this music worksheet, students answer 6 questions about classical music and do one piano keyboard labeling activity. Student watch a Canadian show in order to answer the questions.
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Jazz: Boombox Classroom

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this music worksheet, students read about improvisation. Students choose their favorite instrument, a saxophone or a bass, and draw a picture of it. Students can then do a small maze.
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Boombox Classroom: Joe Trio

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this music worksheet, students listen to the Boombox Classroom radio broadcast. Students then answer a question about the piano trio.
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Learn Under the Old Masters

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Young scholars take a closer look at portraits. In this art appreciation lesson, students may visit the National Portrait Gallery, the Victoria Art Gallery, or the Scottish National Portrait Gallery online or in-person to discover works...
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Acoustical Science

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore musical instruments and the pitches and tones they make. In this acoustical science lesson, students create their own string instruments and explore how pitch is altered.
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Bells 'n' Scales

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars work together to arrange bells in order from low to high and play songs. They discuss differences in pitch and musical notation.
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Exploring Instruments

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Orchestral instruments are the focus of this introductory presentation. Learners identify individual instruments on slide two and then read about the characteristics of six other instruments typically used in orchestral pieces. 
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Self and General Space in Dance

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore the different themes and strategies of dancing by performing in class.  In this physical education lesson, students practice moving specific joints and muscles as they train to perform a dance.  Students...
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Cultural Music Festival

For Teachers K - 6th
Students participate in planning a multi-cultural community event. In this cultural music instructional activity, parents, community members, and teachers provide time, music, advertisement, and refreshments to create a community...
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Ceremonies

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders describe Aboriginal ceremonies. In this ceremonies lesson, 2nd graders interview elders from local Aboriginal tribes. Students view ceremonies performed by the elders and research local ceremonies.